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General Information
Revision date
2004-01-12
Product name
Neomycin Antibiotic Ointment
Product Synonyms
Antibiotic Ointment, Antibiotic Cream, Neomycin Cream
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
First Aid antibiotic ointment to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns. For external use only
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Company Information
company name
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
SECTION 3 EMERGENCY OVERVIEW & HAZARDS PRESENT TO MAN AND THE Warning! May cause eye and skin irritation.
Principle Routes of Exposure
Skin
Potential health effects
Eyes This product is minimally irritating to the eyes upon direct contact. This product is minimally irritating to the skin upon direct Skin NOTE: Neomycin sulfate may cause cutaneous sensitization. A precise incidence of hypersensitivity reactions (primarily skin rash) due to topical neomycin is not known. Discontinue promptly if sensitization or irritation occurs. This product has a low vapor pressure and is not expected Inhalation to present an inhalation hazard at ambient conditions. Caution should be taken to prevent aerosolization or misting of this product. Do not ingest. This product is practically non-toxic by Ingestion ingestion. This product has laxative properties and may result in abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure
No information available. EXPOSURE
Potential chronic health
Eyes No information available. When using neomycin-containing products to control secondary infection in the chronic dermatoses, such as Skin chronic otitis extema or stasis dermatitis, it should be borne in mind that the skin in these conditions is more liable than is normal skin to become sensitized to many substances, including neomycin. Exposure to a large single dose or repeated smaller doses of petrolatum by inhalation can lead to lipid pneumonia or Inhalation lipid granuloma of the lung. These are low-grade, chronic, localized tissue reactions. Shortness of breath and cough are the most common symptoms. Exposure to a large single dose or repeated smaller doses of petrolatum by ingestion leading to aspiration can lead to Ingestion lipid pneumonia or lipid granuloma of the lung. These are low-grade, chronic, localized tissue reactions. Shortness of breath and cough are the most common symptoms. FIRST AID MEASURES – SECTION 4 SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE.
